The Lord shall fight for you. “The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.” Exodus 14:14 There is no need to move if you wait upon the Lord. Hold your tongue. Hold your emotional impulse to act. Hold your peace. Our God is stronger than the world’s entrenched impossible, clearer than […]
The Heritage of God’s Servants
The heritage of God’s servants: “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 54:17 We are safe within our Father’s care; […]
God Illuminates The Darkness
God illuminates the darkness. “For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.” Psalm 18:28 There is nothing to fear, as God is here, illuminating the darkness with his light. Father, when we stumble into the dark corners of this fallen world, when we doubt your rescue, may we be […]
Sing Unto The Lord
Sing unto the Lord! “Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, the inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.“ Isaiah 12:5–6 Lord, hear our joyful shouts and cries of delight in your […]
How To Stop Hooking-Up With Fear
How to stop hooking up with fear. We’ve all experienced an ill-fated hook-up, a bad relationship we can’t quit, based on fear. In the beginning, the dangerous, bordering on unhinged, is familiar and explainable – even, comfortable in its abuse (fess up, your innards screamed for you to run, but instead you decided that squinchy […]
With His Stripes We are Healed
With his stripes we are healed. “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 The horrific torture and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, bearing our remorseful sins to his death and resurrection, is […]
God Rejoices Over Us!
God rejoices over us! “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 God rejoices over us with joy. He sings his delighted joy. The Holy of Holy, […]
How To Live Well: Making Friends with Death
Making friends with Death? Living well, if the Lord will = making friends with death?! Oh, Patti-cakes… Hang with me for a few minutes and I’ll explain. My life has taught me how to accept death. By my count, I’ve cheated death at least three times in my life. As a new (read: young) driver, […]
If The Lord Will
If the Lord will, we shall live. “Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even […]
The Great Commandment
The great commandment in the law. “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.“ Matthew 22: 36–38 Do not hold back your […]